Contract and Partnership Disputes

Experience

• Representation of a broker in federal diversity action seeking to enforce fee agreement for obtaining half-billion dollar public works contract.
• Representation of New York City landmark hotel in connection with multiple disputes with commercial tenants.
• Action to enforce client’s contingent convertible rights under an indenture agreement.
• Prosecuting lawsuit to enforce earn-out and other terms of media company purchase and sale agreement.
• Defense of individual and his corporate entities against shareholder dispute in New York state court.
• Federal trial on behalf of airport security company challenging unfair competition by another manufacturer of screening devices.
• Asserted and defended claims by partner in a joint venture to provide cable services in Puerto Rico.
• Defense by seller of company against claims that GAAP/GAAS reps and warranties were violated.
• Representation of sellers of a worldwide telecommunications company in a post-acquisition dispute related to alleged breach of representations and warranties in a merger agreement.
• Enforced client’s funding and licensing agreement relating to the development and patenting of eye care medications.
• In joint venture of two giants in the chemical industry, defended foreign corporation against claims of breach of fiduciary duty under their partnership agreement.
• Representation of the majority partner of major New York City boutique hotel in a dispute with its minority partner resulting in a favorable settlement after a hearing.
• Representation of a Japanese trading house, as claimant, in an AAA arbitration involving breach of exclusive supply contracts for wood chips.
• Multiple representations of a luxury watch distribution business in international arbitration hearings with the manufacturer over its termination of the distribution agreement.
• Defended borrowers in AAA arbitration brought by Goldman Sachs regarding financing of complex gas regeneration facilities.
• Brought suit to collect on a loan supported by only an oral agreement.
• Defended right of majority owner of family partnership to expel members for misconduct.
• Representation of plaintiffs in multiple proceedings in state court to locate assets and enforce judgments.